Record breaker in life

Here are some record breakers in various fields:

Human Achievements

  1. Longest fingernails ever recorded: Shridhar Chillal from India has not cut his fingernails since 1952, and they measure a total of 909.6 cm (358.5 in) long.
  2. Oldest person ever recorded: Jeanne Calment from France lived to the age of 122 years and 164 days.
  3. Highest altitude reached by a human: Felix Baumgartner jumped from a balloon at an altitude of 39,045 meters (128,100 ft) in 2012.
  4. Longest duration without sleep: Randy Gardner from the USA stayed awake for 264.4 hours (11 days) in 1964.
  5. Fastest marathon runner: Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya completed a marathon in 2:01:39 hours in 2018.

Sports

  1. Most goals scored in a single season: Lionel Messi scored 91 goals for Barcelona in the 2011-2012 season.
  2. Fastest 100m dash: Usain Bolt from Jamaica ran the 100m dash in 9.58 seconds in 2009.
  3. Most consecutive free throws made: Stephen Curry from the USA made 126 consecutive free throws in 2016.
  4. Longest tennis match: John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played a match that lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes in 2010.
  5. Most Olympic medals won by an individual: Michael Phelps from the USA has won 28 Olympic medals, including 23 gold medals.

Animal Achievements

  1. Longest-living animal: A tortoise named Jonathan lived to the age of 187 years.
  2. Fastest land animal: The cheetah can run up to 120 km/h (75 mph).
  3. Longest migration: The Arctic tern migrates up to 50,000 km (31,000 miles) each year.
  4. Deepest dive by a fish: The anglerfish has been recorded diving to a depth of 3,000 meters (10,000 ft).
  5. Longest recorded flight by a bird: The wandering albatross has been recorded flying for 10 days non-stop.

Other Record Breakers

  1. Largest snowflake: A snowflake measuring 15 inches (38 cm) in diameter and 8 inches (20 cm) thick was recorded in Montana in 1887.
  2. Longest duration of a spaceflight: Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov spent 437 days, 17 hours, and 58 minutes in space from 1994 to 1995.
  3. Highest temperature ever recorded: The highest temperature ever recorded was 56.7°C (134°F) in Death Valley, California in 1913.
  4. Longest duration of a submarine dive: The Trieste submarine stayed underwater for 20 hours and 45 minutes in 1960.
  5. Largest living organism: The Armillaria ostoyae fungus covers over 9.6 square kilometers (3.7 square miles) in Oregon, USA.

These are just a few examples of record breakers in various fields. There are many more out there, and new records are being set all the time!